The court first addresses Defendants’ Motion to Seal (#56). Defendants ask the court to seal a six-page Declaration and 145 pages of Exhibits because they allegedly contain settlement and financial information. (Doc. #56 at 3). The only argument Defendants offer in support of their motion is a legal conclusion. This is insufficient.

It is not the court’s duty to review Defendants’ papers and determine which, if any, of the 145 pages of exhibits may be entitled to protection under Rule 26(c). See, e.g., Nw. Nat’l Ins. Co. v. Baltes, 15 F.3d 660, 662 (7th Cir. 1994) (“[J]udges are not archaeologists. They need not excavate masses of papers in search of revealing tidbits.”). Defendants’ motion is denied without prejudice. They are granted leave to file a renewed Motion to Seal that includes a “particularized showing” by April 3, 2015. Defendants’ Declaration and Exhibits will remain sealed pending the renewed motion.

The court now turns to Plaintiff’s Motion to Reinstate Case and Set Deadlines for Briefing (#53). Plaintiff’s motion requests a briefing schedule to litigate the fair market value of the property underlying this action. Defendants request that briefing include additional issues, which conflicts with the Honorable James C. Mahan’s summary judgement order. Judge Mahan ruled in Plaintiff’s favor on “all issues except the fair market value of the property at the time of the trustee’s sale.” (Doc. #50 at 8:5–6).

ACCORDINGLY, and for good cause shown, IT IS ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion to Seal (#56) is DENIED without prejudice. Defendants are granted LEAVE to file a renewed Motion to Seal in accordance with this order by April 3, 2015. Defendants’ Declaration (#55) will remain sealed pending further order of the court.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion to Reinstate Case and Set Deadlines for Briefing (#53) is GRANTED as follows: the parties have until April 24, 2015, to file opening briefs of not more than ten (10) pages concerning the fair market value of the property at issue at the time of the trustee’s sale. The parties shall then have until May 4, 2015, to file response briefs of not more than five (5) pages. ...

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